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'You had to sleep with a thatcher's daughter.' In Ern Anstey's day a thatcher was born to the craft and trained in its mysteries by his father. Rodney Cruze chose thatching as a profitable business for a fit young man.
The material and the methods are traditional, but the men who thatch today are a new breed.

Contributors

Subject:
Ern Anstey
Subject:
Rodney Cruze
Director:
Sandra Wainwright
Executive Producer:
Jennifer Jeremy

A Western adventure series
Starring Pete Duel as Smith and Ben Murphy as Jones
with guest stars Monte Markham, Meredith MacRae, Roger Perry, Noah Beery

A rich rancher hires Smith and Jones to retrieve his runaway wife. Although it's a little out of their usual lines of work the boys feel a certain modest pride when their mission is successful. That is until something happens which mars their achievement somewhat - murder.

Contributors

Smith:
Pete Duel
Jones:
Ben Murphy
[Actor]:
Monte Markham
[Actress]:
Meredith MacRae
[Actor]:
Roger Perry
[Actor]:
Noah Beery

A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell, Eileen Atkins, Jim Dale and Frank Muir, Jessica Benton, Michael Wilding
Referee Robert Robinson
(from Manchester)

Contributors

Referee:
Robert Robinson
Team captain:
Patrick Campbell
Panellist:
Eileen Atkins
Panellist:
Jim Dale
Team captain:
Frank Muir
Panellist:
Jessica Benton
Panellist:
Michael Wilding
Call My Bluff devised by:
Mark Goodson
Call My Bluff devised by:
Bill Todman
Director:
Peggy Walker
Producer:
Johnny Downes

Starring Dave Allen
with Jacqueline Clarke, Ronnie Brody, Michael Sharvell-Martin, Peter Hawkins,
Robert East

Contributors

Script:
Dave Allen
Script:
Austin Steele
Script:
Peter Vincent
Designer:
Keith Cheetham
Producer:
Peter Whitmore
Comedian:
Dave Allen
[Actress]:
Jacqueline Clarke
[Actor]:
Ronnie Brody
[Actor]:
Michael Sharvell-Martin
[Actor]:
Peter Hawkins
[Actor]:
Robert East

BBC Two England

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